US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will speak at the third Summit for Democracy on Monday.
16:10 JST, March 21, 2024
SEOUL – World leaders during an online meeting of the Summit for Democracy called for the proper use of emerging technologies such as AI to protect democracy.
US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were among the participants at the leadership-level meeting on Wednesday, the final day of the third Summit for Democracy. This year’s summit started on Monday and was hosted by South Korea for the first time.
Under the theme ‘Democracy for Future Generations’, leaders also emphasized the need for countermeasures against disinformation.
Emerging technologies can strengthen democracy, but also weaken it, Biden said. He called on leaders to work together to protect press freedom, fight corruption and ensure free and fair elections.
Kishida said: “The spread of disinformation is a challenge common to all countries and requires common understanding and cooperation at the international level.”
The Summit for Democracy was first held by the United States in 2021 with the aim of uniting democratic forces against authoritarian countries.
